Watchtower ruins in Palenque, Mexico

This tower was a later addition by one King to his fathers' buildings, taking Aztec inflence onto Mayan-style arcitecture. How cool is it that they had a tower to observe the heavens?! So incredibly advanced. Though still not as impressive as Tikkal....

From El Salvador to Guatemala to Mexico

August 22nd 2006
Well, Steve and I have arrived safely in Mexico-- yay! We´re finally on the last leg of the journey....Just one more week to go. I really wanted to post some pìcs of the cool things weve seen and done, but it appears that my camera cable got lost/left behind at some point, so no more pics until I get home..... ): Here´s a brief re-cap of what we´ve been up to. After sucessfully taking Ticabus ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas » Palenque

The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more

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